Bottle-holder.



WITNESSES M. H. BATES.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC-28. 1915.

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BOTTLE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

Application filed December 28, 1915. Serial No. 69,086.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILNER H. Burns, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel construction of bottle holder and has for its primary object to provide a device of this class which may be placed in a convenient position to receive milk; bread or other'articles which are usually delivered in the early hours of the morning, and to retain the same against theft.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device wherein the weight of a milk bottle or other article placed thereon actuates a tripping device, which permits a sliding door to he closed and held in locked relation by the receptacle.

A further object is to provide a device of this class which will be comparatively inexpensive to produce, and which will be substantial in construction and simple in operation.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction and operation of the various parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device with the door closed and in locked relation to a receptacle.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow, and showing the door in open position.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow.

Fig. 1 is a detail view of the lock and its protecting cover.

Referring to the drawlngs, 1 denotes a me tallic receptacle having a door 2 adapted to slide in the grooves 2 and 2", formed at the top 3 andthe bottom 4: of the receptacle. Apertures 5 are provided in the rear wall 6 through which screws or other suitablemeans may be passed to secure the device to a door frame or other support.

Hingedly secured at 7 to the bottom 4 of the receptacle is a tripping member 8 having oil springs 9 disposed between the front edges thereof and the bottom of the recep ets 12 and 13. The ends 14 and 15 of the. arms 12 and 13 are adapted to engage lugs 16 and 17 carried by the door 2.

Secured to the side of the receptacle at the top and bottom thereof by eyes 18 and 19 are coil springs 20 and 21 having their opposite ends secured by means of the eyes 22 and 23 to the door 1. The coil springs 20 and 21 are adapted to pass through apertures 24 and 25 in the side of the receptacle 1 when the door 2 is in an open position.

The door 2 is provided with a handle 26 and a spring lock 27 adapted to enter an aperture 28 in the side of the receptacle 1 and be secured thereto. A cover 29 is adapted to,

cover the aperture 28 and to be riveted to the side of the receptacle 1. A key-hole 30 de signed to receive a key 1s provided in the lock 27. y

In operation the door 2 is adapted to be held in open position against the tension of the coil springs 20 and 21, through the medium of the arms 12 and 13 and their retaining brackets 12 and 13. The outer ends 14 and 15 of the arms 12 and 13 engage the lugs 16 and 17 carried by the door 2. When a bottle'of milk or other article is placed on the tripping member 8, it is evident that the weight thereof will overcome the resistance of the coil springs 9, and depress the tripping member 8 thereby pulling down the rod 10 and disengaging the ends 14; and 15 of the arms 12 and 13 from the lugs 16 and 17 of the door 2. The door will then be instantaneously closed by the action of the springs 20 and 21. When the door 2 is closed by the action of the coil springs 20 and 21 a spring lock 27 carried thereby will engage an aperture 28, and be held in locked engagement thereby, until the same is unlocked by a key in the hands of the owner of the device. The bolt 27 of the lock is provided with movable side wings 27 for engaging the sides of the receptacle adjacent the aperture 28. This is the well known f rm of lock and forms no part of my in- 12 P the platform;

5 ing arms 12 and 13 into engagement with the lugs 16 and 17 of the door 2. V

lt is to beunderstood, that I do not limit "means 136 theeXact construction shown herein, but reserve the rightto makesuch changes and alterations as do not depart from the spiri-t ana' sccpc ofirlr ap ended claims.

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5. A bottle holder including a receptacle, a door slidably associated therewith for closingthe same, closing means carried within the receptacle and secured to the receptacle and to the door for normally closing the door, holding means carried wlthln the receptacleto'hold'the door in open position,

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locking means carried by the door and means carried by the receptacle for engaging the locking means to hold the door in locked reai'door, "siprii'ig"fnre'ans' fornormally 'liolding the same 'clcs ed; a' trip' arniengaging a {part of the' 'door t'o' l "old the sa'1nefiilly"open 'ainst the Sprmg'ten'acn and a spring 'c'on- 25' tr'olledplatform'for tripping's'aid arm when a-botfle is placed thereon. I r

1 33A bottle" receiving receptacle comprislation' with the receptacle.

65A bottle holder including a metallic receptacle, a door associated therewith for closing'the same, grooves formed as a part of tlie'rece'ptacle-to hold the door in sliding engagement therewith, coil springs connected between the receptacle and the door to normally close the same, a vertical reciprocating rod, forwardly extending holding a' doo'r, spring;meanf "normally hold- I ingthe -same closed, a triparm' engagin a part ofthe door to holdthesme fullyjo'pen "'a'ga inst'= the spri ig jten'sion, a spring consafld platform and engaging thearn? for V r tri pp flie -same when a fb'ottle' is placed f 1 4. 5 5 bottle recei 'ing rece taclecomprisi n a' slidin'g'door, springs-securing the door to the receptacle to normally hold the same closedya' rod having-arms thereon engaging *1 with a 'part of 'the {'d'o'or 'to'Fhold the same fully open againstthc spring te11siorf, means for-gu idiiigithe arms so as to permit vertical *movement of the rod and ar sfanda; 1 spring controlled plzftrcrnip'i v t d tcithe rod for arms on the vertical rod, retaining brackets assooiatedwiththe holding arms and earied by therec'eptacle, lugs on the door for engaging the holding arms, and a spring *trolledfpl'atforni and a member pivoted to held tripping member pivotally connected to the vertical rod and hingedly connected to the receptacle adapted to receive an article-to beplaced in the receptacle, whereby the tripping member is operated to reciprocate'the vertical rod and move the holding armsout of engagement with the door.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MILNER H. BATES. 'IVVitn'esses M-rs. R. BATES,

ALBERT J. BREDLOW.

c 'piemr thisfpafiem my be' obt'ined for five t 'ms 'etai; m addressih the Commissioner of Patents, 

